Morton's neuroma

noun

A benign neuroma of an intermetatarsal plantar nerve, most commonly of the second and third intermetatarsal spaces, resulting in the entrapment of the affected nerve.

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Meanings

nounMorton's neuroma (countable and uncountable, plural Morton's neuromas or Morton's neuromata)

plural Morton's neuromas · plural Morton's neuromata

  1. countableuncountableA benign neuroma of an intermetatarsal plantar nerve, most commonly of the second and third intermetatarsal spaces, resulting in the entrapment of the affected nerve.

Origin

Named after Thomas George Morton, though he was not the first to describe it.

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APA

Morton's neuroma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morton's%20neuroma

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“Morton's neuroma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morton's%20neuroma. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Morton's neuroma,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morton's%20neuroma.

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